Eduqas A-Level Law legal skills and method (AO2 and AO3) overview quiz quiz

40 per cent of the marks

50 per cent of the marks

60 per cent of the marks

80 per cent of the marks

Introduction, Reason, Analysis, Comment

Identify, Recall, Apply, Conclude

Issue, Reference, Argument, Case

Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion

Applying the rule to the specific facts

Stating the relevant rule of law accurately and in full before turning to the facts of the scenario

Writing the introduction

Listing the cases

Explain

Evaluate

Describe

State

A careful and detailed description of the relevant law only, set out clearly and in the correct order

A list of cases

A balanced argument with examples reaching a reasoned conclusion

A one-sided argument

It makes the answer longer, and longer answers are always given more credit by the examiner

Only to gain AO1 marks

It is optional in scenario questions

Authority turns an assertion into a legal argument and is rewarded across all AOs

Reach a reasoned conclusion on the likely legal outcome

Carefully avoid reaching any decision, since it is for the court rather than the candidate to decide

Repeat the facts

List every possible offence without choosing

AO2 application of the law to the particular facts set out in a scenario problem question

AO1 knowledge and understanding

AO3 evaluation

Practical skills

Ignore them entirely and state the relevant law in general terms, as you would in an essay answer

Summarise them in the introduction only

Quote and apply specific facts to each legal element

Change them to fit the law

Ignore them

Mention each reform proposal briefly in the introduction and then never refer to any of them again

Treat them as the current law

Use them as evidence of weaknesses and possible improvements